Computer users will have seen it before: the blue screen indicating that something went wrong with the Windows operating system. After more than forty years, Microsoft is changing the error message: the iconic blue screen is turning black.
It is a result of changes that Microsoft is implementing to the operating system. This should ensure that Windows can restart faster after unexpected crashes, Microsoft announced on Wednesday.
Not only the color of the screen changes, but also the message that can be read becomes much shorter. The sad emoticon that has been visible in recent years disappears. Instead, a percentage shows the progress of restarting the computer.
In addition, Microsoft is adding a mechanism if the usual restart does not work. With this “quick machine recovery,” computers can still be restarted in a different way in the event of a large-scale crash. This does not require large-scale central intervention from Microsoft or its partners.
Microsoft will implement the change starting at the end of this summer with an update to all computers with Windows 11.